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The Arkansans for Limited Government committee has submitted a third draft of a proposed constitutional amendment that would overhaul the states restrictive abortion law to the attorney generals office.

The Arkansas Citizens for Transparency committee on Thursday submitted to the attorney generals office the committees second version of a proposed initiated act aimed at strengthening the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

The Arkansas Citizens for Transparency committee on Thursday submitted to the attorney generals office the committees second version of a proposed initiated act aimed at strengthening the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Attorney General Tim Griffin accused the state Board of Corrections of violating state law twice at a meeting last week in which it went into executive session and then voted to hire outside counsel.

Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday nixed a possible popular name and ballot title for a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment aimed at requiring all elections in Arkansas to be conducted with hand-marked and hand-counted paper ballots and removing language in the Arkansas Constitution that permits elections to be conducted by voting machines.

Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday nixed a possible popular name and ballot title for a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment aimed at requiring all elections in Arkansas to be conducted with hand-marked and hand-counted paper ballots and removing language in the Arkansas Constitution that permits elections to be conducted by voting machines.

Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday nixed a possible popular name and ballot title for a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment aimed at requiring all elections in Arkansas to be conducted with paper ballots and removing language in the Arkansas Constitution that permits elections to be conducted by voting machines.

The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office will decide Tuesday whether a proposed measure to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right will go on the 2024 statewide ballot.

A ballot committee, Arkansans for Limited Government, has proposed a constitutional amendment that would bar the state from restricting access to abortion within 18 weeks of conception, or in cases of rape, incest, in the event of a fatal fetal anomaly, or when abortion is needed to protect the pregnant womans life or health.

A ballot committee, Arkansans for Limited Government, has proposed a constitutional amendment that would bar the state from restricting access to abortion within 18 weeks of conception, or in cases of rape, incest, in the event of a fatal fetal anomaly, or when abortion is needed to protect the pregnant womans life or health.